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IANAL, but I don't think this would help the victims (and incidentally, that could have still happened even with the settlement). If there were a criminal lawsu
by Barraketh 2y ago
IANAL, but I don't think this would help the victims (and incidentally, that could have still happened even with the settlement). If there were a criminal lawsuit of the Sacklers, and if that lawsuit was successful, the seized money would just go to the justice department.
The only way the victims actually see any money is through civil litigation.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> the seized money would just go to the justice department The DoJ operates victims’ funds [1][2]. [1] https://ovc.ojp.gov/about/crime-victims-fund https://ovc.ojp.gov/about/crime-victims-fund [2] https://www.justice.gov/enrd/environmental-crime-victim-assistance/assistance-and-resources-victims https://www.justice.gov/enrd/environmental-crime-victim-assi...